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Pictures  of  the  Battlefront 

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324th  INFANTRY 

Meuse-Argonne,  November  9-11,  1918 


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To  the  memory  of  those  brave  men  of  the  324th  Infantry,  United 
States  Army,  who  went  “ over  the  top  ” on  the  right  wing  of 
the  Meuse-Argonne  battle  November  9-11,  1918,  in  the 
Great  War,  and  gave  their  lives  performing  their  duty, 
and  whose  life-blood  has  forever  hallowed  the  soil 
where  these  pictures  were  taken  this  little  col- 
lection of  views  is  dedicated  with  abiding 
admiration  for  their  courage  and  self- 
sacrifice  by  the  amateur  who 
photographed  the 
scenes. 


To  Ex-324th  Infantrymen 


Greetings : 


collection  of  pictures  displayed  on  the  fol- 
lowing pages  was  made  April  28 — May  2, 
1919,  while  the  undersigned  was  on  leave,  and 
are  the  best  of  about  190  exposures.  Some  of 
them  are  not  very  satisfactory,  but  are  included  to  make  a 
complete  series  from  Bouee — where  regimental  head- 
quarters was  located — to  Ville-en-Woevre — the  regiment’s 
objective  in  the  advance  of  November  9-11,  1918.  It  will 
be  seen  that  most  of  the  shell  holes  are  nearly  filled  with 
water — but  what  wouldn’t  get  full  of  water  in  France  from 
October  to  May?  The  sky  was  cloudy,  and  when  some  of 
the  pictures  were  made  snow  was  falling.  It  was  therefore 
very  difficult  to  get  sufficient  light  for  good  results.  The 
collection  is  sent  out,  however,  with  the  idea  that  every 
member  of  the  regiment  may  see  some  familiar  scenes  to 
remind  him  of  that  battlefield  where  every  man  faced  death 
and  knew  not  what  moment  would  be  his  last.  The  volume 
is  far  from  perfect,  but  the  views  were  made  under  great 
difficulties  in  a country  at  that  time  still  deserted  and  deso- 
late, and  I am  glad  to  be  able  to  make  these  reminders 
available  to  the  men  with  whom  I was  associated  during 
those  terrible  days  of  November,  1918,  and  for  whom  I 
cherish  an  undying  admiration  and  affection. 

Following  the  above  statement  about  the  pictures  I 
turn  to  another  matter  of  greatest  importance.  I make  no 
apology  for  what  I am  going  to  say,  for  I believe  it  to  be 
more  important  to  us  who  are  just  out  of  the  army  and  to 
our  country  than  anything  else  in  the  world.  No  worthy 
man  could  sustain  the  relation  which  it  was  my  privilege 
(with  the  other  chaplains  of  the  regiment)  to  sustain 
toward  all  the  members  of  the  organization  without  de- 


veloping  a genuine  affection  for  them  and  a friendly  interest 
in  all  that  pertains  to  them,  whether  in  the  army  or  in 
civil  life.  Such  a body  of  men  assembled  for  battle  makes 
a serious  situation  for  the  enemy.  Such  a body  of  men 
scattered  throughout  the  country  in  their  homes  and  home 
communities  makes  a leavening  element  that  will  go  a 
long  way  toward  helping  to  make  America  an  invincible 
force  for  right  in  the  world,  or  a selfish,  money-grabbing, 
power-drunk  giant  which  will  not  only  consume  others, 
but  must  certainly  come  to  destruction  itself.  All  experi- 
ence since  Adam  transgressed  in  the  Garden  of  Eden  has 
shown  without  exception  that  no  nation  or  individual  can 
come  to  any  safe  and  sound  maturity  if  the  Lord  God  is 
left  out  of  account.  No  life  reaches  a high  level  of  man- 
hood without  the  elements  which  obedience  to  Him  alone 
can  supply.  On  the  battlefield,  in  the  camp,  on  the  hike, 
everywhere,  we  in  the  army  in  the  Great  War  saw  examples 
of  manly  unselfishness  and  heroic  self-sacrifice  in  some  of 
the  men  we  knew.  How  did  we  feel  toward  those  men? 
We  were  drawn  to  them  and  gave  them  our  unstinted  ad- 
miration and  respect.  We  felt  honored  to  associate  with 
them.  In  time  of  crisis  we  naturally  gravitated  toward  them 
and  made  them  our  leaders.  There  was  something  about 
them  which  we  trusted  and  believed  in  instinctively.  They 
were  sincere,  up-standing,  unaffected  men.  They  never 
boasted,  but  were  always  humble  in  the  things  they  did. 
Often  perhaps,  those  men  did  not  themselves  realize  what 
they  were  and  did  not  know,  according  to  the  names  usually 
applied  in  ordinary  civil  life,  what  they  set  forth  in  what 
they  were.  I want  to  tell  you.  Such  men  v/ere  simply 
living  examples  of  what  loyalty  to  the  Right  makes  of  men. 
In  many  cases  such  men  were,  without  knowing  it  as  church 
people  speak  of  it,  followers  of  Jesus,  the  Man  of  Galilee. 
Their  unconscious  obedience  to  Him  inevitably  made  of 
them  men  admired  and  respected  by  everybody.  Some  such 
men  recognized  what  it  was  they  followed.  In  all  such 


cases  such  men  showed  those  fine  qualities  as  a result  of  the 
habit  of  setting  Right  and  Truth  ahead  of  everything  else  in 
their  lives. 

Now,  I want  to  say  that  the  Christian  Churches  in 
America  stand  for  and  foster  just  those  qualities.  Nothing 
connected  with  mortal  man  is  perfect  in  this  world,  and 
the  Church  is  not  without  her  faults.  She  has  many.  Many 
of  her  people  have  disobeyed  and  are  sadly  in  need  of 
repair  as  followers  of  Jesus.  It  has  always  been  so  and 
will  always  be  so.  But  the  central  thing  is  this.  Jesus 
Christ,  the  highest  type  ever  clothed  in  Besh,  Saviour  of 
the  world,  is  in  the  Church.  Whatever  of  good  there  is  in 
the  world  is  found  at  its  best  in  the  Church.  The  imperfect 
and  bad  sometimes  hide  the  good,  but  it  is  there  and  has 
kept  the  Church  alive  and  will  keep  her  alive  forevermore. 
The  very  things  which  we  so  admired  in  men  in  the  army 
are  the  things  which  belong  more  perfectly  to  Christ  than 
to  any  man  who  ever  lived.  Do  we  admire  courage,  fear- 
lessness, self-sacrifice?  With  matchless  courage  and  utter 
fearlessness  He  sacrificed  Himself  freely  for  others.  He 
never  grovelled  or  acted  in  a manner  unbecoming  to  the 
manliest  spirit  that  ever  drew  breath.  Always  He  was  the 
master  of  every  situation,  because  He  was  perfect  Master 
of  Himself.  He  is  all  any  man  could  desire  in  the  Leader 
he  chooses  to  follow.  He  is  in  the  Church.  Tie  up  with 
the  church  of  your  choice  and  get  to  work  in  it.  You  will 
find  Him,  and  He  will  bring  to  you  more  of  manhood  and 
of  the  power  to  live  your  life  satisfyingly  than  any  other 
companion  or  leader  you  ever  saw  or  heard  about.  Try  it. 

America  needs  manly,  unafraid,  unselfish  men  every- 
where as  she  needs  nothing  else.  Politics  needs  to  be 
purged  of  its  self-seeking,  unscrupulous  elements  in  order 
that  our  government  may  serve  the  ends  for  which  it  exists. 
It  is  imperative  that  there  be  born  a feeling  of  brotherliness 
and  co-operation  among  Capital,  Labor  and  the  Public. 
Wherever  you  look  there  is  the  same  call  for  men  who  will 


do  their  work  not  only  with  an  eye  to  their  own  rights, 
but  also  with  due  consideration  for  the  other  fellow.  Social 
life  needs  to  be  cleared  of  some  of  its  dangers.  In  Church, 
in  politics,  in  industry,  in  business,  in  the  social  fabric,  in 
international  matters,  in  everything  there  is  the  same 
urgent  demand,  nay,  pressing  necessity  for  men  who  have 
seen  the  value  of  Right,  that  they  may  decree  by  the  irre- 
sistible force  of  their  determined  convictions  that  this 
country  shall  not  become  the  victim  of  selfish  or  half- 
crazed  men  seeking  to  ram  some  pet  scheme  down  the 
nation’s  throat.  If  we  who  fought  in  the  Great  War  make 
up  our  minds  that  America  shall  go  right  she  will  go  right, 
and  no  power  can  lead  her  astray. 

It  is  the  man  determined  to  live  according  to  Truth 
and  Right  that  must  keep  this  land  safe.  Hence  I say, 
tie  up  with  the  church.  In  the  home  you  make  with  the 
wife  of  your  choice  see  that  truth  prevails.  Keep  it  sacred 
and  inviolate.  Be  a family  man.  Make  your  home  strong 
and  wholesome  for  your  children  and  your  children's  chil- 
dren. Be  humble.  Be  self-controlled.  Be  a man  among 
men.  Let  the  woman  who  walks  by  your  side  through  life 
feel  that  she  has  a real  man  to  depend  upon.  Let  her  chil- 
dren feel  that  their  father  is  the  hero  of  all  human  heroes 
for  them. 

Do  and  be  these  things  and  blessing  and  honor  will 
attend  all  your  days.  Moreover,  you  will  make  your  con- 
tribution, due  and  full,  to  the  greatest  nation  this  world 
ever  saw. 

Are  these  merely  the  ravings  of  a preacher?  Submit 
them  to  any  wise  man  and  true  and  abide  by  his  verdict. 
They  are  affectionately  said  out  of  the  deepest  heart  of  one 
who  with  all  that  he  had  tried,  for  Jesus’  sake,  to  serve  you 
faithfully.  May  God  bless  you! 

T.  G.  VICKERS 
Ex-Chaplain,  324th  Infantry 

Raleigh,  N.  C. 


1.  Just  outside  Brion-sur-Ource,  looking  down  the  snow-covered  road  toward 

Chatillon-sur-Seine 


2.  French  store  on  wheels 


3.  Near  Fort  Douamont  before  Verdun.  Before  the  war  this  hillside  was 
covered  with  a typical  French  forest 


4.  Another  area  before  Verdun  formerly  covered  by  a forest.  Verdun  is  about 
15  kilometers  northwest  from  the  battle  area  occupied  by  the  324th 
Infantry,  November  9,  10,  11,  1918 


5.  The  shell  of  the  ancient  and  historic  cathedral 
at  Rheims  northeast  of  Chateau-Thierry. 
In  this  church  the  kings  of  France  from 
1200  to  1750  were  crowned.  The  Ger- 
mans ruined  it  beyond  repair 


7.  Entrance  to  Camp  Bouee,  where  Regimental  Headquarters  was  located 
during  the  operations  in  November,  1918 


8.  Exterior  view  of  quarters  of  Regimental  Staff  at  Bouee.  An  unexploded 
bomb  dropped  by  a German  aviator  is  embedded  in  the  parapet 


9.  Corridor  in  interior  of  picture  No.  8.  Officers’  quarters  at  the  left 


11.  Another  view  of  Regimental  Headquarters  at  Bouee 


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12. 


Narrow  gauge  railroad  in  woods.  Over  this  track  all  supplies  were  brought 
to  Bouee  and  carted  from  there  to  the  troops  in  the  front  lines 


13.  Road  leading  to  the  Regimental  Supply  Dump  at  Bouee.  Shacks  in 

background 


14.  General 


view  of  Supply  Dump  at  Bouee.  Through  this  point 
supplies  of  food  and  ammunition  for  the  regiment 


passed  all 


15.  Shacks  at  Supply  Dump 


17.  Shacks  at  Supply  Dump 


19.  Shacks  at  Supply  Dump 


20.  General  view  of  Bordeaux.  Here  were  located  the  brigade  P.C.  and  at 

first  the  regimental  P.C. 


21.  One  of  the  company  kitchens  was  located  here  by  the  roadside  at  Bordeaux 


23.  This  trench  was  about  ten  feet  deep.  Across  the  beam  (6x6  inches)  shown 
here,  many  of  the  wounded  were  brought  out  to  ambulances  on  the 
road  near  Haudiomont  during  the  night  of  November  9th.  The  road 
is  just  outside  the  picture  at  the  right.  The  third  battalion  dressing 
station  was  in  a dugout  in  the  front-line  trenches  at  the  bottom  of  a 
steep  hill  at  the  left.  Can  the  tortuous  wire  entanglements  and  maze 
of  communicating  trenches  of  that  hill  ever  be  forgotten? 


24.  Within  the  door  at  the  center  just  behind  the  barricade  was  the  323d 
Infantry  dressing  station  near  Haudiomont.  This  is  just  across  the 
road  from  No.  23 


25.  Here  some  of  our  dead  were  buried  just  back  and  to  the  right  of  the  build- 
ing shown  in  No.  24.  The  bodies  had  all  been  removed  to  one  of  the 
large  A.E.F.  cemeteries  when  this  picture  was  taken  in  April,  1919 


26.  General  view  over  No-Man's  Land  looking  toward  the  woods  where  the  1st 
and  3d  battalions  were  engaged.  Taken  from  the  top  of  the  hili  above 
the  rock  quarries  at  Bordeaux 


27.  Another  general  view  from  the  hill  above  Bordeaux  looking  a little  toward 
the  right  across  the  fields  in  the  background  where  the  2d  battalion 
advanced.  Manheuelles  is  just  outside  the  picture  on  the  right 


28.  In  this  dugout  was  located  the  3d  battalion  dressing  station.  Reference 
is  made  to  it  under  picture  No.  23.  Note  the  effect  of  a shell  that 
struck  the  corner  at  the  right 


29.  Inside  of  dugout  shown  in  No.  28 


31.  Along  this  ridge  one  part  of  the  advance  was  made.  The  picture  was 
taken  from  the  top  of  the  trench  to  the  left  of  the  dugout  in  No.  28 
and  looking  out  across  No-Man's  Land  toward  the  woods  from  which 
the  Boches  were  driven 


32.  An  example  of  what  was  happening  on  that  ridge,  shown  in  No.  31,  while 
the  advance  was  being  made 


34.  Another  type  of  wire  entanglement.  This  was  placed  by  being  stretched 

out  like  an  accordion 


35.  This  hole  is  fully  20  feet  across  and  12  feet  deep.  It  is  in  the  meadow 
to  the  right  of  the  ridge  shown  in  No.  31 


36.  Another  sample  of  some  incidents  of  the  advance,  that  sometimes  attracted 
attention.  The  hole  is  nearly  filled  with  water 


37.  Through  this  tangle  of  underbrush,  made  more  difficult  still  by  wire,  the 
advance  was  made  on  the  left.  Enemy  machine  gunners  stuck  as  long 
as  they  could  in  the  undergrowth  and  fired  in  the  face  of  the  advance. 


38.  An  example  of  what  was  happening  in  that  woods.  This  tree  is  18  inches 

in  diameter 


39.  A machine-gun  nest  protecting  a point  in  the  Germans  advance  trenches 
on  the  road  from  Manheuel les  to  Ville-en-Woevre.  The  trench  was 
really  a small  stream.  Note  the  equipment  discarded  by  the  wounded. 
The  1st  battalion  will  remember  something  of  this 


40.  An  amusing  (?)  little  spot.  The  friendly  (?)  little  steel  pellets  with  which 
the  Germans  welcomed  an  approach  to  such  a bit  of  their  work  were 
lying  plentifully  about  when  this  picture  was  made 


41.  In  this  hole  about  100  yards  in  front  of  the  Hindenburg  line  many  of  the 
wounded  of  the  3d  battalion  received  first  aid.  It  is  about  three  feet 
deep  and  now  full  of  water.  Note  the  equipment.  The  enemy  was  on 
three  sides.  His  main  line  of  defence  is  outside  the  picture  at  the  right 


42.  Another  view  of  the  hole  shown  in  No.  41.  Looking  straight  across  it 
toward  the  enemy  line.  Note  the  bayonet  stuck  in  the  ground  at  the 
water’s  edge 


43.  Looking  backward  from  the  hole  of  No.  41.  In  the  near  foreground  is  seen 
a shelf  cut  in  the  edge  of  hole.  On  this,  below  the  range  of  the  bullets, 
the  wounded  were  laid  one  at  a time  to  be  given  first  aid 


44.  View  of  the  cleared  space  about  fifty  yards  wide  before  the  Hindenburg 
line.  The  thick  underbrush  has  been  cleared  away  to  expose  the 
attackers  as  they  cross  it.  Note  the  wire  immediately  before  the 
trench  in  the  background 


45.  Avenue  cut  through  the  forest  for  signalling.  Note  the  small  dark  spot 
near  the  ground  at  the  far  end.  It  is  a window  of  a “Blink  Station” 


47.  First  line  of  wire  just  before  the  Hun  trench 


48.  Close  up  of  wire  showing  the  beginning  of  the  zig-zag  path  through  the 
entanglement.  This  was  their  main  line  of  defense  and,  of  course, 
the  outposts  had  to  have  a quick  way  of  getting  through  when  pressed. 
This  path  is  raked  by  the  machine-gun  position  shown  in  No.  49 


49.  The  sapling  seen  here  was  cut  down  by  machine-gun  bullets  fired  at 
Co.  “L”  and  Co.  “I.”  It  is  four  inches  in  diameter.  The  gun  was  within 
the  concrete  nest  (“pill  box”)  whose  mouth  is  seen  in  the  background 
just  behind  and  about  half  way  down  the  stump  of  the  sapling.  Fritz 
was  scared  and  shooting  high 


50.  Closer  up  of  machine-gun  nest  seen  in  No.  49 


51.  No.  49  machine-gun  nest  seen  from  behind.  Note  the  thickness  of  the 

walls  and  roof 


53.  Back  side  of  trench  in  which  machine-gun  nest  seen  in  previous  pictures 

was  located 


54.  A pile  of  empty  cartridges  which  sent  their  bullets  at  us 


55.  Road  between  Haudiomont  and  Manheuelles.  Note  what  happened  to  the 
trees.  Does  anybody  remember  that  road? 


55a.  Orchard  back  of  Manheuelles 


56.  General  view  of  Manheuelles.  It  was  in  the  ruins  of  this  town  that  the 
regimental  P.C.  was  established  by  the  night  of  November  9th.  The 
regimental  dressing  station  was  also  located  here 


57.  Another  view  of  Manheuelles 


58.  Manheuelles  again 


60.  Another  view  in  Manheuelles 


61. 


Concrete 


machine-gun 

comman 


nest  in  the  street  in  the  center  of 
ds  the  street  in  three  directions 


Manheuelles. 


It 


62.  Door  into  machine-gun  nest  seen  in  No.  61 


63.  Another  side  of  the  same  machine-gun  nest.  The  cross  marks  the  grave 
of  a German  killed  in  the  advance  of  November  9th 


64.  Road  beyond  Manheuelles  looking  toward  Fresnes-en-Woevre  in  the 

distance 


66.  This  is  a lookout  in  the  top  of  a tall  tree  atop  the  hill  before  Ville-en- 
Woevre.  From  this  the  German  could  see  over  the  whole  country 
across  which  our  advance  went  from  Ronvaux  and  Bordeaux  to  Bonzee 
and  Fresnes-en-Woevre.  He  could  therefore  direct  his  artillery  with 
telling  effect 


67.  Looking  out  across  the  rolling  plain  toward  Manheuelles  from  the  lookout 
in  No.  66.  This  is  the  view  Fritz  had.  Across  this  plain  the  2d 
battalion  advanced.  Note  the  old  camouflaging  on  both  sides  the  road 


68.  Another  view  of  the  plain  seen  in  No.  67.  Note  the  wire  entanglements 


69.  Another  view  of  the  plain  seen  in  No.  67 


70.  Wire  entanglements  in  the  field  to  the  left  of  the  road  between  Haudiomont 


and  Manheuelles 


71.  Entertainment  furnished  by  Heinie  while  the  advance  was  being  made 
across  the  plain  toward  Ville-en-Woevre 


72.  Some  wicked  difficulties  in  the  way 


74.  The  man  who  did  this  was  particular  about  his  bed.  He  has  covered  the 
bottom  of  his  hole  with  thistles! 


75.  The  picture  does  not  show  it  very  well,  but  this  is  where  some  Germans 
dug  in  on  the  plain  facing  our  troops.  Their  digging  was  in  the  form 
of  a question  mark.  Fritz  seemed  to  wonder  why  he  had  to  fall  back 


76.  Field  to  right  of  road  between  Manheuelles  and  Fresnes-en-Woevre. 

Bonzee  lies  outside  this  picture  at  the  right.  This  was  taken  from  the 
edge  of  Manheuelles 


77.  A mine  which  failed  to  go  off.  This  had  been  hurriedly  planted  in  an 
outpost  trench  by  the  Hun  to  stop  his  foe 


78.  This  one  went  off.  The  ruin  here  was  once  a mighty  concrete  machine- 

gun  nest 


79.  What  a high-explosive  shell  sent  over  by  Heinie  did  to  the  ground  part 
of  the  324th  had  to  cross 


80.  Another  high-explosive  shell  landed 


81.  These  were  mines  placed  at  intervals  of  about  eight  feet  just  outside  the 
wire  before  Fritz's  main  line  of  defense 


22.  Two  can  play  at  the  artillery  game.  These  two  ten-inch  shells  from  our 
big  naval  guns  fell  just  before  Heinie’s  trench  and  failed  to  explode, 
but  many  others  like  them  did  not  fail 


83.  One  of  those  ten-inch  toys  struck  the  enemy’s  supply  narrow-gauge  track 

and  played  havoc 


84.  Heinie  jumped  when  this  happened.  It  hit  within  20  feet  of  one  of  his 

strong  points 


85.  One  of  our  ten-inch  boys  hit  a pile  of  ammunition  here  directly  in  the 
Hun  trench.  Both  ammunition  and  trench  were  scattered  all  about 


86.  Puzzle  picture.  Find  the  German  who  wore  that  helmet 


88.  Fritz  felt  pretty  safe  when  he  got  inside.  (See  next  picture) 


89.  Two  direct  hits  on  the  dugout  shown  in  No.  88.  It  was  a three-inch  shell 
that  did  this.  One  went  right  through  the  roof 


90.  Ville-en-Woevre  was  the  only  one  of  a dozen  ruined  villages  in  this  section 
to  which  any  of  the  refugees  had  returned  in  April,  1919.  These  six 
men,  one  woman  and  one  child  were  the  first.  They  had  been  back 
only  two  weeks,  but  they  had  already  brought  their  rabbits,  cows, 
chickens  and  vin  rouge,  and  had  started  cheerfully  to  repair  their 
ruined  homes  little  by  little 


91.  Ruins  of  the  church  in  Ville-en-Woevre.  This  village  was  the  objective 
of  the  324th  Infantry  in  its  advance  of  November  9th-11th 


92.  Though  the  whole  village  was  destroyed  and  the  little  group  of  refugees 
had  been  back  only  two  weeks  they  had  set  up  an  image  of  the  Virgin 
Mary  in  what  was  left  of  the  sacristy  of  their  church,  and  placed  a 
rude  bench  before  it  for  worship.  Ville-en-Woevre 


93.  This  shack  was  warm  and  comfortable  and  served  the  German  officer, 
who  occupied  it,  as  a welcome  relief  from  the  dugouts  when  the  line 
was  quiet.  This  is  just  back  of  the  line 


94.  Heinie  had  to  have  his  beer.  He  evidently  brewed  it  right  on  the  spot, 
within  a hundred  yards  of  the  Hindenburg  defense 


96.  Concrete  walk  running  back  of  the  main  German  line  for  several  miles 
to  rest  and  supply  stations 


95. 


This  concrete  door 
be  comfortable 
lights,  pictures 


leads  to  a well-appointed  dugout  where  fifty  men  could 
It  had  several  rooms,  floors,  chairs,  tables,  electric 
on  the  walls,  and  iron  beds 


97.  Ornamented  cottage  where  a German  officer  lived  with  all  the  comforts 
of  home.  He  had  to  leave  his  piano  among  many  other  things 


98.  The  Huns  were  prepared  to  stay.  This  swimming  pool  was  about  two 

miles  behind  their  lines 


100 


100.  General  Headquarters  of  the  A.E.F.  at  Chaumont.  The  handling  of  over 
two  million  men  was  directed  here.  General  Pershing’s  office  is  just 
under  the  clock  in  the  center 


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